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WEST VIRGINIA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Morgantown, West Virginia

Northern Appalachian fossil, sandstone and coal-measure research.

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Rockhounding map near Morgantown

Explore nearby West Virginia records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
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General fossil specimen

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

What is this area strongest for?

This hub uses Morgantown as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Paleozoic Fossils & Limestone5 nearby recordsCoal, Sandstone & Shale6 nearby recordsIron Ore & Historic Mining140 nearby records

Field regions around Morgantown

Monongahela River Fossil RockRiver and Pennsylvanian strata in northern West Virginia, much of it private bank context.Northern Coal Measures & IronstoneSedimentary rock, fossil plants, shale and historic mining research.

Nearby records worth opening individually

Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.

Research7.2 mi

Creer Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research23.3 mi

Manheim Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research29.9 mi

Carmel Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research29.9 mi

Carmel Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research38.3 mi

Browns Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research38.3 mi

Browns Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research49.5 mi

Benwood Plant

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research51.9 mi

Scherr Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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